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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-30

WHEN ladies meet a staple Article OF
their conversation is the trouble they en-
dure from their hired girls-how many
dishes they break. how much food they
waste, and, 10 fact, the general cussedhcss
OF that expensive domestic necessity. But
when costumes is spoken OF it must be
connected that HE dnmtstics employed in
the family O; y. B Ream. tie big Chica>
90 specuiaior, are emitted to the blue rib
bon il the following story is strictly true:
\ year ago St. Paul WAS the speculative
fancy Of all the western men. Armour
led the crowd at Chicago and Rockefeller
was at The head of the crowd st Cleveland.
Ream was & member of the famous junk
citing party that started over the road with
Armour when the stock was in the Cos.
He made big winning at that time. He
also went into the stock again With Nat
Jones and others and kept doubling up
uatil last summer. when the stock was in
the vicinity OF par and when everybody
expected that it would touch 100. if for no
other reason than to crafty the pride of
its directors, Ream had a good many
thousand shares His profit had reached
ovr $4,000 and the Other bulls
in the stock in the same Office
had decided to realize The m liter was
talked over one afternoon and it was
practically decided to sell Tie next
morning the whole load of stocks carried
by the crowd was dumped-except those
carried by Ream. For some reason or
other that the brokers could not guess
that tall Spectator did not get down, as
had been his lnvariahle custom, before the
opening at New York. II was nearly
noon when he did show up, and by that
time the stock market had weakened of
considerably. Ream decided then TO wait
for harder spo! to unload on, and order
ed his St. Panl held. It wasn't lucky
decision. The market had made turn
for long pull, and it did not 90 bat in
one way-dowE. When his St. Paul
stock was sold almost the entire $50, 900
profit had disappeared. When the ac>
count WAS written up and presented, the
brokers VINO made the trade remarked
that there bad been handsome profit in
the deal al one time that might easily
have been secured. Ream answered
When went home That night, after the
talk among the different holders. in
tended to sell oat at the opening next
morning, but" he added, ingeuu0usly
and rs il there was nothing remarkable
at all about it, two of cur servant girls
at home got into quarrel and one OF
them was going to leave. had to stay
hons t, straighten the thing out" Those
servant girls may be with Mr.. Ream yet,
and probably are, but wherever they are
he ought to own them Thee cost bin
between $50. 600 and $50. 600.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-30
HUNTED FOR THIRTY YEARS.
Curious Developments in Case in a New
York Court

urk Court
New Y9RE, March 90. B. Hart, San
Francisco lawyer, made application before
Recorder Smyth Tuesday that an old indict-
ment for forgery against William Kissane
be n.Olle pressed. This Indictment was found
against him in November, 1854, for uttering
a forged check for s6,0IS, drawn on the Con-
tineHtsl bank. Another indictment charged
him with forging check for $1,000 on the
American Exchange bank. On the latter
indictment kissane was convicted and SEN
tened to two years and six months impris-
onment H was pardoned after nine months
service and went 10 San Francisco, where,
under m assumed name, he has become ono
OF the le8iinS citizens Of that city, AMI is re-
puted 10 be Immensely wealthy.
District Attorney MARITIME said that the
matter was dead now and needed no further
action, but submitted letter which be had
received from Gen Francis Dorr formerly
oi this city, but now OF San Ffanciso, which
asked that the Indictment be not dismissed, and
stating that in addition to the crimes charged
against him, k'Ssane has also committed
murder Tine letter concludes: ''Kissaue, by
change II name, has 50 far evaded Justice
and arrest for over thirty wears. H. dill
my family a great wrong and have hDped
. find him I'll these years / have at last
sutco d=i rsc0g l:Es.i and Identified him b.
You'd doubt H' Is a prominent man in
-Ha stale ana has creat wealth One of bis
;'foi hers is a l-alr- lawyer in this state
g'<1 III Ter al assumed n4me-ani their r. Al
names AMI history ars not dtelnai Of by
the public. His repentance is all noaseaas.
lie has never offered restItu ion to the many
be has wrongei.n
Recorder Smith said he would give the
legal representative Of the Continental bank
s,n opportunity to be heard IN the case before
passing Oh the matter.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-30
SOME AMERICAN PROTESTS.
Legislative Action on the Attempt to
Throttle Ireianu-ParneIrs Cable.

Legislative Action on the Attempt to
Throttle Ireiand-ParnelTs Cable
LINCOLN, Neb., March 30-Ihe following
cahlegram was received Tuesday by Hon.
John Fitzgerald from Mr.. Parnell:
THE coercion bill proposed tonight in the
house Of commons is the eighty venth since
the act of union, eighty-seven years ago 1t
is also thu most stringent tyrannical an IN
called for by the state of affairs in ireland.
Never before has a coercion bill been pro-
posed when crime was so rapidly decreasing
as compared with previous years. The
measure is armed against all open agitation
aud appears to be expressly designed for
driving discomfort beneath the surface II
places all public speakers, writers and con-
duetors Of newspapers at the mercy of sti-
rendiary magistrates, holding their Office at
the pleasure of the crown. 1t condemns the
Irish speaking peasant of rack-rented Kerry
to the tender merces of a packed
jury of aldermen or landlords, or to
jury of Englishmsn at the
Old Bailey in London. The L beral party,
beaded by Gladstone, stands as one man
against this iniquitous measure, AMI will
fight shoulder to shoulder with US in oupos-
leye that even the present house of commons
will continue to follow the Tory government
in its mad course and good judges consider
that the moving viii break and ruin the cab
met. We must, however prepare for the
worst; and confidently appeal to the Amer
lean people for that sympathy and support
which they have never withheld from peo-
pie struggling for liberty"
The following rep'y to the foregoing was
cablei by Mr.. Fitzgerald: Gable received
League will redoube efforts. Ireland secure
of American sympathy and support in com
ing crisis Nebraska legislature today By
unanimous vote passed resolutions sympa-
thizng with ireland and coudemning Tory
coercion. This AMI similar manif stations
throughout this free country give thu lie to
ISLANDERS of English press that true Ameri-
cans de- not symPathizs with Ireland. This
great liherty-iov.ng people of United States
are entirely in Sympathy with ireland.
strJi-sl for home rule"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-30

MADISON, Wis, March ga lively de-
bate ensued in the senate Tuesday morning,
over proposition to establish maximum
railway passenger rates at 81 cents per mile,
but the bill was finally killed by vote of
% to 10. In the assembly Tuesday morning
bill passed which makes coercion Of men
to stop work punishable by fine Of not ex-
ceeding 500 or SIX months Imprisonment,
and making the combining of men to force
others to stop work conspiracy, and punish
able as such. 1t also provides fine of 81 ,0OJ
or Imprisonment for two years for iniuring
rail way rolling stock or machinery. A bill
requiring the ballots at an election to be
sealed mp in an envelope upon which the
names Of the election inspectors are inlorsed
WAS Das,psl
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-30
IT COMES MIGHTY HIGH
70 WIND UP THE AFFAIRS OF AN
lNSOlVENT BANK.

One Specimen in Which the Price Was
Nearly 500, o00-Where the Money
Went-Garland Decides That Uncla
Sam L. Exempt from the Operation of
the Interstate Commerce Law.
WASHINGTON CRY, March 3o-The latest
report OF Mr.. Trenholm, comptroller of the
currency, contains some information about
the affairs of insolvent national banks that
has not appeared in previous reports. This
report contains tai Bile regarding the causes
and extent of the failures of national banks
in addition to the tables it has been custom
airy to publish From this table it appears
that the Cook County National bank, which
went into the hands of receiver Fah. !, 1875,
had nominal assets of $3, 266, 1923, and that
the total amount collected from the wreck
was $685., ga The claims proved amounted
to sT95, 500, the total dividends paid the cred
itors were IA. 94l per cent, and the affairs Of
the bank were finally closed Nov. 20, 1888 A
multiplication of the rate of dividends by
the amount of claims shows that the amount
paid out to the creditors was s26S, 32l, and
by satisfaction it is ascertained that the cost
of settling up the affairs of thu bank was
| 500, 953
Mr.. Trenholm was asked Tuesday for some
| detailed information regarding the way this
money went. The bank was in the hands Of
| the receiver for over eight years, during
| which quarterly reports were made, so that
| there were about thirty-three reports to be
searched for items, and the comptroller de-
clined to have this done; but, taking the final
report of Receiver Burley, he said that the
receivers salary amounted to Sl9, 900 Spread
out over eight years, this would not be high
rate of compensation, but the work was moi
spread out over eight years. The report Of
the comptroller for 1877 shows that about
| half the total anou mt of claims had beeu
proved, and good deal more than half the
| total collections had been made and distrib
uted, for at that time per cent. had beer
| distributed among the creditors.
After that there was no further dividend
| till the final dividend Of s.. GAL per 500,
which was in 1888 Between these dates
there was scarcely anything for the receiver
to do except to wait for certain long-drawn-
out litigation to reach an end. This litiga.
ton was fairly well paid for, the receiver:
report showing that 81, 900 went for legal
expenses. Then the elastic item of miscel
laneous expenditures during the eight years
amounted to 81, 90. These three items make
SIS, 600 of the 500, 900 it took to wind the
bank up. The amount Of effects claimed and
allowed was St90,001. The report Of
the bank examiner Immediately after the
suspension shows that that the bank was ii
a hopelessly bad condition at the time.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-30

DUBLIN, March 30-The Rev. Father
Slattery was arraignei in Judge Boyd's
court Tuesday at the same time that Father
Ryan was placed at the bar. Father Stat
terry was also charged with contempt OF
court, in refusing 20 testify with regard to
his action as trustee under the plan of cam
paign for the Herbsrtstown tenants He re-
manned steadfast in his determination to re-
fuse TO testify, and he was committed te
Jail, as was Father Ryan. There was great
public demonstration while the prisoners
we're being taken TO jail. M O'Brien, ed
itor of Unitei ireland, followed the prison
ers. He, with the lord mayor and Arch
bishop Croke, rode in the lord mayors ear
riage. The mob threatened the police along
the whole route, and the scene at times was
very
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-30

SPRINGFIELD, His. March 81 -Rapresentg-
tive kister introduced in the house Tuesday
the following resolution, prscelsi by an aP
propriate preamble:
Resolved, Fly the house of representatives
the senate concurrinz, that in the interest OF
eternal justice aud in the name of the deep
and universal sentiment of liberty which per-
vades the breasts of all MA, we protest
against the proposed coercion measures as
wholly inimical TO the great nam9 of Eng
land; as suicidal to the best interests of both
Englan1 and Ireland; as a violation OF the
first principles of justice, and as opposed to
the true philosophy of justice aud legiti
mate government and we characterize them
not only as an outrage upon the liberties of the
Irish people, but an insult to the instincts OF
the human race and a subysrsioa of the in
alienable rights Of man.
A second resolution sends sympathy ami
encouragement TO Gladstone AMI Parnsll.
The resolutions passed by a vote Of 1913 yeas
to nay, the latter being cast by Crawford,
Of Rock Island.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-30

New YORK. March 30.-The Academy
of Music was packed with people Tuesday
night and DIR. McGlynn received an enthusi-
astic welcome when be appeared and began
his lecture on The Cross Of the New
Crusade Rev. Father Curran, Rev C. F.
Murphy, Rev. Father Mclaughlin, Rev.
Father Boyle, Rev. Father Barry, and J. J.
Graham, of The Catholic Herald, were
among those on the platform. The speaker
was introduced by John McMackin, chair
man of the executive committee of the
United Labor party. DR.. McGlynn in the
course Of his lecture said that be had no,
abated his reverence for the church, all
really great reforms are based on religion.
principles. The new crusade upon which be
had entered had for its object the enforce
ment of the primal truth-those uttered by
Christ himself, but which many Of lis fol
lowers had forgotten.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-30
Got Hold of the Wrong Man.

SPRINGFIELD, HIS, March 81. The Labor
party of this city find that they have been
hoodwinked by William Jayne, the capital
ist, and their candidate for mayor. Before
holding their convention they waited upon
the gentleman, and be expressed willing
ness TO become their candidate and standard
bearer. Since the nomination he has been
asked to make public acknowledgment of
his acceptance of the nomination AMI indorse-
ment of the platform, but this he refuses to
do. In consequence of this refusal the Labor
party has called another convention and will
bounce the vice president of national
bank
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-30
VIII Make Good Gibbet Fruit.

SPRINGFIELD. Mo, March 30.-At the So
lcitation OF the authorities and citizens Of
Christian county, Judge w. u. Hubbard is.
sued call for special term of court, to be
held at Ozark, on April II, for the trial Of
the sixteen Bald KRobbsr prisoners now con-
fined in jail here for the murder of Charles
and William Eieus, in Christian county, two
weeks ago The double murder was one of
the most atrocious ever committed in the
northwest, and the prosecution are certain Of
convicting all the parties, and that all Of
them viii either hang or serve long terms in
the penIteBt4ry
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-30
JUDGE TREAT LAID TO RESI-.


His Request That No EuIogy Be Pro-
nounced Complied with.
SPRINGFIELD, Ills, March 80 fu-
neral of the late Judge Samuel II. Treat, of
the United States district court, took place
at 2 O'Clock Tuesday afternoon from the
Episcopal church, and was attended by a
large number of citizens, the Sangamon Bar
association, members of the legislature,
court and municipal officials, and distin-
guishea visitors from other cities In COM
phance with the expressed wish of the de-
ceased no euiogy was pronounced, and the
services simply consisted of a prayer by
Bishop Seymour, tina singing of hymns, and
the recital of the burial service of the Epis.
copai ritual by Rector Taylor Bishop Sey-
mour said:
1t is due to the memory of the illustrious
departed, as weh as to ourselves, that
should say just one word to explain why
many words which could be justly and truly
spoken of the deceased citizen
and jurist are not uttered now
and here. Judge Samuel H Treat
was so thoroughly a churchman that he
anticipated that the force of vicious and re-
pulsive custom of delivering eulogies over the
dead on the occasion of their funerals would
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-30
Civil Service Reform Out West.

WASHINGTON CITY, March 80 -Sscre tar v
John T. Doyle, of the civil service commits.
sion, has just returned from three weeks
tour to different cities, where he has been
conducting regular examinations at certain
places He held examinations at Pittsburg
and Williamsport, Pa; Rochester and Buf,
falo, N Y; Detroit, Lansing and Grand
Rapids, Mich; Toledo and Cleveland, Ohio
andat Fort Wayne, Ind. Mr. Doyle says HI
took special pains to inquire of postmaster:
and boards of examiners and of leading ci;i
zsns with whom he came in contact about the
growth Of civil service reform sentiment IL
the west, and feels satisfied it has not madt
any such advance in the west as it has il tn,
east. He thinks, however, that the reform
element is growing out west.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-30
War on Council BIpg, Saloons

Council BLUFFS. Iowa, March 30 Judge
Thornel, of the district court, on Tuesday
dissolved the counter injunction filed by
Judge Aylesworth, of the superior court, re-
strairing the clerk from issuing the writs or
dered by the district court closing mp twenty
four of the leading saloons Of the city. Judge
Tbornell ruled that Judge AyIesworths in.
junction could not hold, and that the writs
must be issued. The attorneys for the sa-
loon men Will appeal to the supreme court.
There are about thirty-five second class sa-
looms in the city that will have 70 follow the
twenty-four condemned oneS.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-30
AMERICAN PROTESTS
LAUNCHED AT THE PROPOSED
LEGISLATION FOR IRELAND.

Illinois and Nebraska Pat in Word or
Two on the subjeet-Exchanse Of Teie-
grams Between Parnell and Fitzgerald
Debate in Parliament-Everybo dy's
Fight-occurences in Erin.
LONDON, March In the house of com
mons Tuesday evening Gladstone said that
be felt himself obliged TO support Parnelfs
amendment to the coeI cion bill, because the
bill, as stated by Balfour, was based upon
grounds altogether Insufficient. The meas
ure, he said, instead Of securing obedience
to the law, would aggravate the oifenses of
those disposed to violate the law and pro
woke tihe most serious of disasters The at
tempt On the part Of the government to ex-
cuse their proposals on the ground that crime
in Ireland for the past three years had
greatly increased was not backed up by any
official information which sustained the
charges, and this was the first time that he
eve knew anonymous assertions and com
munications to be imposed upon any parlia
ment in support Of the demands of a govern
ment for legislation. A demand was made
upon the house to commit the most formula
bic breach of trust that popular assembly
could psrpetrate, and to relax the conditions
upon which alone parliament should sanction
change of the criminal law in order to fall
with increased stripgency upon particular
portion of the queens subjects. The opposi-
| tion, lie said, demands that an opportunity
| to examine the provisions of the measure be
| given to them.
The holding Of Irish trials in London
would be terrible blow TO the national
feeling of the people OF ireland, and the rea-
| son advanced for transferring such trials had
| no foundation in truth or in justice. As 10
the proposal to make permanent the dnra.
ton of the bill, Gladstone said it as simply
| outrageous, and made ones blood boil. Il
establish what had formerly been tempo
| rary remedy as a permanent rule of the ex
| istence of society in Ireland would be to pu
the brand of inferiority upon Ireland for
ever. Since the elections in 1885; since the
bulk Of the Liberal party judged it both
| right and safe to grant homs rule ireland
has been free of crime and outrage. Fhi;
was because the people of ireland knew thai
a large body of the Liberals had adopted
| their interests, and the Liberals, he said
| would not desert Ireland as long as the pres
ent course Of moderation continued there.
Gosehen, replying to Gladstone said tbs
government would be disgraced il it did moi
Illustrate the enemies Of the laws. HI
tainted Gladstone with being an ally of tn.
| National league, whose aims are absolut.
separation from the union, and made state
ments similar to those made by Balfou
Monday night regarding the odium cast upol
Irish jurors who had properly performed
their duty
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-30
HE BEGAN THE REBELLION,
Death of the Man Who Opened Fire On
Sumter.

WASHINGTON CITY, March 3o-t1en. R s.
Ripley, who commanded the Confederate
batteries that first opened fire on Fort Sum
ter, was stricken with apoplexy Tuesday
morning at the New York hotel and died at
night Gen. Ripley was 64 years old and a
native of Ohio. He graduated at West Point
and served with Maj Robert Anderson, who
was in command at Fort Sumter when his
old companion in arms led the attack against
it. Gen. Ripley was the author of an inter-
esiing letter of date of Dec. y, 1854, to Gen.
McGrath, of South Carolina, in which he
offered to surren der his commission in order
to accept a command with the state troops
then being raised TO oppose Sherman's march
to the sea- In it Gen. Ripley complained of
the failure Of the Confederate government to
provide any adequate defense for the pro-
lection of South Carolina, and proposed the
enlisting Of slaves to be used as troOps.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-30
AN OBLIGING WITNESS.
6HE GIVES AN INQUiRING LAWYER
TOO MUCH INFORMATION.

Amusing Sensation in the Arensdou
TriaI-Mrs. Leayitt FORCES a Few More
Links in the Chain of Evidence, and
Gives Counsel Argo Dead Away-Other
Witnesses Testify-A Legal Dispute.
SIOUX CRY, March S0-Another very
large audience filed the court house Tuesday
when Harry Lsavitl again took the stand to
testify against Arehsdorf. He gave his evil
dence in steady tone, and never faitered
for reply during the rigid examination OF
Mr.. Argo, one of the Lest criminal lawyers
i'll the west The first question asked him
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-30

SOFIA, March 3l-The authorities at
Varna have discovered the existence of a
military conspiracy against the government,
members of which are attached to nearly
every garrison in Bulgaria Nine officers,
twenty subalterns. and three cadets belong
ing to the Varna garrison, have been arrested
and are on their way hero.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-30

LINCOLN, Nab., March 3D-Ths legislature
Tuesday adopted and cabled to Gladstone
and Parnell resolutions against the coercion
policy of thu British government in Ireland.
There were three resolutions the first OF
which is as follows:
Resolved, That we condemn the Irish pol
icy Of Lord Salisbury and his cabinet as al
variance with every principle of constitu.
tional law and justice; as inhuman in CON
eeption, and as tending not only TO injure
the people of Ireland, but to imperil
the safety of the British empire, and estrange
the good will and friendship Of the Amer.